Tortuosa Purpurea Quotes & Sayings

You know, quite a few species of fish require two or more sexual partners ... — Kristen Schaal

Google controls two-thirds of the US search market. Almost three-quarters of all Internet users have Facebook accounts. Amazon controls about 30% of the US book market, and 70% of the e-book market. Comcast owns about 25% of the US broadband market. These companies have enormous power and control over us simply because of their economic position. They all collect and use our data to increase their market dominance and profitability. When eBay first started, it was easy for buyers and sellers to communicate outside of the eBay system because people's e-mail addresses were largely public. In 2001, eBay started hiding e-mail addresses; in 2011, it banned e-mail addresses and links in listings; and in 2012, it banned them from user-to-user communications. All of these moves served to position eBay as a powerful intermediary by making it harder for buyers and sellers to take a relationship established inside of eBay and move it outside of eBay. — Bruce Schneier

Orators inflame the people, whose anger is really but a short fit of madness. — Jonathan Swift

I'm a reasonably good actor, and I'm an average naval officer. Ha, ha! — Mark Hadlow

And this was your friend?" Cordelia raised her eyebrows. "Seems to me the only difference between your friends and your enemies is how long the stand around chatting before they shoot you. — Lois McMaster Bujold

The cheat ambition, eager to espouse dominion, courts it with a lying show, and shines in borrowed pomp to serve a turn. — Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey

When change happened to an individual, it happened to everyone around her - sometimes in ways she wished for, though sometimes in ways she wished against
Lynnie p 228-229 — Rachel Simon

You are my treasure. — Truth Devour